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02 Contract Notice

Supply and Installation of Interactive Industry 4.0 Cyber Lab (HiVE Project)

  • First published: 05 September 2024
  • Last modified: 05 September 2024

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-144277
Published by:
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Authority ID:
AA0278
Publication date:
05 September 2024
Deadline date:
14 October 2024
Notice type:
02 Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
Yes

Abstract

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’, invites Tenders for the supply and installation of advanced engineering equipment comprising an interactive industry 4.0 cyber lab. CPV: 31600000, 31600000.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

General Offices, Steelworks Road

Ebbw Vale

NP23 6AA

UK

Telephone: +44 1495311556

E-mail: corporate.procurement@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk

NUTS: UKL16

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0278

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk


Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Supply and Installation of Interactive Industry 4.0 Cyber Lab (HiVE Project)

Reference number: itt_112827

II.1.2) Main CPV code

31600000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’, invites Tenders for the supply and installation of advanced engineering equipment comprising an interactive industry 4.0 cyber lab.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 575 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

31600000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKL16


Main site or place of performance:

The HiVE Advanced Engineering Facility, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Authority is currently engaged in the construction of an Advanced Engineering Centre (called HiVE derived from the name High Value Engineering) in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent.

The Development will form part of Coleg Gwent’s Campus delivering educational needs in areas such as Digital Manufacturing, Composites Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Robotics.

It is anticipated that the development will be completed during the autumn of 2024.

The equipment identified within this tender will be utilised by Coleg Gwent to deliver the proposed curriculum.

The procurement comprises of an open procedure and a single award for the following equipment:

- Supply, Installation and maintenance of an interactive Industry 4.0 cyber lab as per the published specification.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Technical Criteria as defined within the Tender Documentation / Weighting: 50

Price / Weighting:  50

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 575 000.00  GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 11/11/2024

End: 31/01/2025

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

As per tender documentation.

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.2) Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

As per tender documentation.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 14/10/2024

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

CY

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 14/10/2024

Local time: 12:30

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3) Additional information

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is administering this procurement opportunity on Etenderwales.

NB:You must download all documentation directly from the portal, tender documents will not be communicated by any other means.

E-Tender access information:

-Go to https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

-The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.

—The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.

—On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.

—The Password will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.

—In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.

—Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).

—Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration.

Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.

—The Help desk is available Monday-Friday: 8:00-18:00. Telephone: +44 8003684852 e-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk

—Tenders must be uploaded to the portal by 12:00 noon 14 October 2024. Late submissions will not be considered.

How to find the ITT:

—Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT's Open to all Suppliers'.

—The E-tender reference for this contract is: ITT_112827.

—Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender click the ‘Express an Interest button'. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers' area to the ‘My ITT's' on the home page.

—You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification, technical and commercial envelopes along with any relevant documents

in the ‘Attachments' area.

-Tenders are required to provide responses to:

-the selection questionnaire within the Qualification Envelope (pass/fail);

-the method statements within the Technical Envelope (scored); and

-upload the requested pricing information to the Commercial Envelope (scored).

—Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages' area to contact the buyer directly

— Do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=144277

(WA Ref:144277)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

UK

Telephone: +44 2079477501

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

05/09/2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
31600000 Electrical equipment and apparatus Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

Delivery locations

ID Description
1016 Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
corporate.procurement@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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